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LB5

Latex beads, polystyrene

0.46 μm mean particle size

Synonym(s):

Latex microspheres, Polystyrene beads, Polystyrene microspheres

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About This Item

MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41121800
NACRES:
NB.22

form

aqueous suspension

composition

Solids, 10%

packaging

pack of 1 mL
pack of 15 mL
pack of 2 mL

mean particle size

0.46 μm

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General description

Polystyrene microparticles are negativelycharged- stabilized colloidal particles. These microparticles are synthesizedby the polymerization of styrene under conditions that produce coalescent beadformation. Polystyrene latex beads have a broad range of applications such as cellcounter calibration, antibody-mediated agglutination diagnostics, electronmicroscopy, and phagocytosis experiments.

Application

Polystyrene latex beads have been used as a component of an artificial device to draw blood from mice. It has also been used as a component of the protein-free latex meal for the extraction of the peritrophic matrix (PM) from female Anopheles gambiae.

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The Anopheles gambiae adult midgut peritrophic matrix proteome
Dinglasan R R, et al.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 39(2), 125-134 (2009)
Presence of chitinase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase in the Aedes aegypti: a chitinolytic system involving peritrophic matrix formation and degradation
Benedito P D F, et al.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 32(12), 1723-1729 (2002)
Rapid Induction by a Blood Meal of a Carboxypeptidase Gene in the Gut of the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Marten J E, et al.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 27(12), 1063-1072 (1997)
Joanna Koziel et al.
PloS one, 4(4), e5210-e5210 (2009-04-22)
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Staphylococcus aureus are able to survive engulfment by macrophages, and that the intracellular environment of these host cells, which is essential to innate host defenses against invading microorganisms, may in fact provide a refuge
Je-Wen Liou et al.
PloS one, 6(5), e19982-e19982 (2011-05-19)
Recent research shows that visible-light responsive photocatalysts have potential usage in antimicrobial applications. However, the dynamic changes in the damage to photocatalyzed bacteria remain unclear. Facilitated by atomic force microscopy, this study analyzes the visible-light driven photocatalyst-mediated damage of Escherichia

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